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PayPal vs Volt
PayPal covers 201 countries and Volt covers 33; they overlap in 33, with 168 served only by PayPal and 0 only by Volt. PayPal supports 10 payment methods and Volt 7, 1 of them in common. Neither publishes standard pricing — both quote fees per merchant.
PayPal and Volt at a glance
| PayPal | Volt | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Provider & method | Provider |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom | |
| Founded | 2019 | |
| Part of | ||
| Countries covered | 201 | 33 |
| Payment methods | 10 | 7 |
| Currencies | 25 — AUD, BRL, CAD, CHF, CNY, CZK… | 12 — AUD, BGN, BRL, CZK, DKK, EUR… |
| Pricing | On request | On request |
| Settlement | Real-time into the merchant's Volt account where the local instant scheme allows; payouts 24/7 in the UK and Australia | |
| Regulators | Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) | Financial Conduct Authority, Komisja Nadzoru Finansowego (Polish Financial Supervision Authority), Oficiul Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc (Romanian National Gambling Office), Australian Securities and Investments Commission, AUSTRAC |
| Categories | ACH, BNPL, Bank Transfer, Cards, Crypto, Direct Debit, Open Banking, Remittance, Wallet | Bank Transfer, Open Banking, PayTech |
| Industries | Charity, Cosmetics, Crypto, Food & Drink, Forex / CFD, Healthcare, SaaS, Travel, eCommerce, iGaming | Crypto, Fintech, eCommerce, iGaming |
Countries
33 in common · 168 only PayPal · 0 only Volt
Only PayPal
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cayman Islands
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Congo (DRC)
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
French Guiana
French Polynesia
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Gibraltar
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Honduras
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Israel
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lesotho
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Marshall Islands
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
North Macedonia
Oman
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Qatar
Russia
Rwanda
Réunion
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
Sri Lanka
St Pierre & Miquelon
Suriname
Svalbard & Jan Mayen
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Turks & Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Wallis & Futuna
Yemen
Zambia
ZimbabweOnly Volt
None — PayPal covers every country Volt does.
Payment methods
1 in common · 9 only PayPal · 6 only Volt
Offered by both
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between PayPal and Volt?
PayPal covers 201 countries and Volt covers 33; they overlap in 33, with 168 served only by PayPal and 0 only by Volt. PayPal supports 10 payment methods and Volt 7, 1 of them in common. Neither publishes standard pricing — both quote fees per merchant.
Which covers more countries, PayPal or Volt?
PayPal has more: PayPal covers 201 countries and Volt covers 33. Only PayPal serves Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda and 162 more.
Does PayPal or Volt support more payment methods?
PayPal has more: 10 for PayPal against 7 for Volt, with 1 in common. Only PayPal offers Apple Pay, BLIK, Bank Transfer, Google Pay, Mastercard, PayPal and 3 more. Only Volt offers Faster Payments, Instant Open Banking, NPP (New Payments Platform), PayID, PayTo and SEPA Instant.
Is PayPal cheaper than Volt?
PayPal quotes fees per merchant. Volt quotes fees per merchant. Which is cheaper depends on your payment methods, countries, volumes and risk profile, so compare quotes from both for your own mix.
Can you use PayPal and Volt together?
Yes. Many merchants use more than one payment provider — to cover countries or payment methods only one of them offers, or as a backup if one has an outage. A payment orchestration platform can route each payment to whichever provider suits it best.
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